We were attacked. The worst one in our nation’s history.
“We were attacked. The worst one in our nation’s history.”
Your point, if I take it correctly, is that the ongoing war against islamofascism needs to continue. I would agree. The devil is in the details.
In looking at Rep. Ron Paul’s website, it is clear that he does not support a continued presence in Iraq, and the reason has as much to do with the failure to formally declare war as anything. I would disgree with a hasty withdrawal from Iraq, but I think the war in Iraq will largely be over by 2009 anyway.
Where I see the problem, and one of the significant areas where I tend to disagree with Rep. Paul, is in dealing with constantly changing non-state actors such as alqaeda. Rep. Paul seems to view the issue less in terms of religious extremism and more in terms of occupation of foreign lands. I think he’s wrong on this. He offers some interesting proposals to counter terrorist threats such as the use of letters of marque and reprisal. But from what I can see, his underlying mindset with regard to terrorism is erroneous. If elected, I have little doubt that he would respond to an actual attack, but my concern is with his willingness to pre-emptively deal with threats.